On an island like Iceland, the rivers are short in length. None of the rivers are important as a means of navigation due to the impracticality of settlements in the Highlands of Iceland where they originate.
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South
edit- Hvítá
- Krossá
- Kúðafljót
- Markarfljót
- Mustafl
- Ölfusá (the Icelandic river with the greatest flow)
- Rangá [ˈrauŋkˌauː]
- Skaftá
- Skeiðará
- Skógá [ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː]
- Sog
- Þjórsá (the longest river in Iceland, 230 km)
- Tungnaá